The Killers - Hot Fuss (Audio CD - 2004)

Getting back to your roots can mean different things to different people, as borne out by the major-label debut from this Las Vegas quartet, which takes its cues not from bare-bones garage-rock and R&B but from the go-for-baroque grandiosity of new wave forefathers. The band are at their best when singer Brandon Flowers cuts loose and wails unabashedly. The Killers manage to keep one foot in anthemic chiming-guitar territory, marching along with near-U2 fervor and the other in the more shadowy realm of synth snakiness. Flowers is shamelessly decadent in his tastes but also has a knack for exploring a debauched form of sentimentality. While the band make no claims to wheel reinvention -- they happily admit to copping their name from a New Order video -- there's little doubt that they're sincere in re-creating a vibe that's surprisingly fresh after all these years.
Condition:NEW. Drilled case

TRACK LISTING

1 Jenny Was a Friend of Mine 4:04
2 Mr. Brightside 3:42
3 Smile Like You Mean It 3:54
4 Somebody Told Me 3:17
5 All These Things That I've Done 5:01
6 Andy, You're a Star 3:14
7 On Top 4:18
8 Change Your Mind 3:10
9 Believe Me Natalie 5:06
10 Midnight Show 4:02
11 Everything Will Be Alright 5:45